EDHI 498I (0101): Learning About Cultural Diversity Through Intergroup Dialogue
Spring 2012, Upper-Level, 3-Credit Elective (from the College of Education)
Class held in 2411C Marie Mount Hall, Office of Diversity Education and Compliance
Contact information:
Mark Brimhall-Vargas, PhD
301.405.2840 work
brimhall@umd.edu
Nirupama Prakash, PhD
91.1792.239204 work
nirupama.prakash@juit.ac.in
As a new course offering from the College of Education (CoE) and the Office of Diversity Education and Compliance (ODEC), this course seeks to develop skills for communicating across difference in an international context and to understand contemporary developmental issues in the realm of cultural diversities. During this semester, students from the University of Maryland will engage in class readings, assignments, and informed dialogue with students from the Jaypee University of Information Technology in India. The course will be taught/facilitated by Mark Brimhall-Vargas, PhD from the University of Maryland and Nirupama Prakash, PhD from Jaypee University. The structure of the course will begin with the development of a foundation of knowledge prior to the online engagement with our peers in the other country. Students will be expected to actively participate and prepare for that participation by doing all the assigned work.
Readings
This course will have three books and a variety of downloadable PDFs. These texts are:
Bacevich, A. (2008). The limits of power: The end of American exceptionalism. New York: Metropolitan books.
Chandhoke, N. and Priyadarshi, P. (2009). Contemporary India: Economy, society, politics. New Delhi, India: Dorling Kindersley.
Nilekani, N. (2009). Imagining India: Ideas for the new century. New Delhi, India: Penguin books.
Schaffer, T. (2009). India and the United States in the 21st Century: Reinventing partnership (significant issues). Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies.
In addition, the following articles will be available for electronic download (ELMS at the University of Maryland).
Berman, S. (1993). A comparison of dialogue and debate. Facing the challenge of racism and race relations: Democratic dialogue and action for stronger communities (3rd edition). Pomfret, CT: Topsfield Foundation.
Harro, B. (2010). The cycle of socialization. Readings for diversity and social justice (2nd edition). Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda et al (eds.). New York: Routledge, 45-51.
Harro, B. (2010). The cycle of liberation. Readings for diversity and social justice (2nd edition). Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda et al (eds.). New York: Routledge, 52-58.
Johnson, A. (2010). The social construction of difference. Readings for diversity and social justice (2nd edition). Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda et al (eds.). New York: Routledge, 15-20.
Johnson, A. (2010). What can we do? Readings for diversity and social justice (2nd edition). Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda et al (eds.). New York: Routledge, 610-616.
Kirk, G. and Okazawa-Rey, M. (2010). Who am I? Who are my people? Readings for diversity and social justice (2nd edition). Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda et al (eds.). New York: Routledge, 8-14.
Tatum, B. (2010). The complexity of identity: "Who am I?" Readings for diversity and social justice (2nd edition). Adams, Blumenfeld, Castaneda et al (eds.). New York: Routledge, 5-7.
Methods of Evaluation:
Class Attendance & Participation: 30%
Journal Reflections: 10%
Paper 1 (Analysis of first reading): 15%
Paper 2 (Analysis of second reading): 15%
Final Project: 30%
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